Gotta love it when Mitts down by 4 when every precinct is counted but one in the late hours of the night and then they find those votes and he wins by 14. Probably the number of wives Joseph Smith had...haha

On the other hand, Santorum practically lived in Iowa for the past year, and went to all 99 precincts. Romney only came into Iowa for the last two weeks and blitzed it. Did pretty good for a two week heavy duty effort as opposed to Santorum who took up for all ostensible purposes, residency in Iowa. Santorum fought a good fight though, considering. I liked his speech he gave tonite. It was heartwarming.

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posted on 01/03/2012 11:34:03 PM PST
by flaglady47
(When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)

States should have ‘real elections’ with ONLY party members voting. These caucuses are just stupid, IMO.

Also, party members should have been members of the party for 3 months to be eligible to vote. No dems would be registering as republicans to show up and vote on the same day. This should have been done THREE YEARS ago after seeing what happened with McAmnesty. Now, here we are at it again....

This is what is called a virtual tie. Should Romney prevail in a virtual tie, the headline will be that Romney won. Should Santorum prevail in a virtual tie, the headline will be that it was a virtual tie.

The liberal media and the Democrats love Mitt — for now — the way they loved McCain four years ago. They very much want him to be the nominee because they know he is not electable.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

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posted on 01/03/2012 11:40:33 PM PST
by Viking2002
(My regular avatar has resumed from the holiday festivities, But is not yet sober. And it's armed.)

So, has Santorum done the full groundpounding get-out-the-vote monty in NH and the other “big” states? If he didn’t, his vote tally means nothing because no one outside Iowa will know anything about him.

It’s really hard to “see” how the election is trending from a board like this. Many people have personal investments in one candidate or another, so every victory by that candidate is the moment when that candidate locked up the nomination, and every defeat is “just a flesh wound”. While that kind of support is great for the candidate and their campaign, it really clouds the actual state of the field.

Forecasting the potential outcomes of any election is important to the US, but it is especially important with this election. The economy is barely functioning, US debt is now more than the total GDP of the country, the security apparatus of the government is more intrusive than ever, and the current president has de facto nationalized several major sectors of the economy. Economic progress this year is going to mirror very closely the fortunes of the various candidates. If Obama’s star seems ascendant, businesses will falter further and spending will collapse, in anticipation of another 4 disastrous years under his administration. If the republican candidate seems to be the front-runner, things will get marginally better, as businesses’ optimism prepares them for the assumed-inevitable improvement in the US business climate following a republican victory.

Me too. I must say that I have never like Willard. From his time at Bain, the olympics, his politics in Mass with all the brown nosing fat boy Kennedy and now his losing attempt at the presidency. His second attempt at that. I don’t like his studdering speech delivery, his demeaning and childish attacks of other republicans during debates, and his less than truthful attack ads.

Sorry Mitty, no vote and no money from me.

As to the RNC, they have called me three times this year for money and they finally got the message. I have contributed directly to the candidate of my choice. Only problem is I am running out of choices.

The official vote count was just announced by the Head of the Pub committee in Iowa and Romney won by 8 votes. Geez, what a squeeker! The official count was agreed to by both parties (Romney/Santorum). So, that’s it folks. You can all go to sleep now.

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posted on 01/03/2012 11:46:25 PM PST
by flaglady47
(When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)

I swear I am going to faint from hyperventilating over this vote count crap, but I am overjoyed that Rick pulled this off. 4 votes, 8 votes, 14 votes is nothing. Rick won this. I prayed for a miracle, but honestly never thought this would happen.
I had considered Perry but kept hoping that Rick would somehow catch the brass ring. Well. Now that he has, it’s time to go to work.
Lazlo, you kept the faith all along. Good on ya.
Santorum deserves this. Go Rick.

I don't get it. Both CNN and Fox said results were being "phoned in." They said they had people at the precincts and at the county headquarters to confirm the vote before the official tally was posted. The votes were publicly announced at each precincts before being called in.

I don't know if it was faith or just my inherent stubborn nature. This sure is exciting. It is good to see old fashion hard work and determination pay off sometimes. To think Rick started out with no money, driving around in his pick up truck towing a trailer just to shake hands all over the state and then end up humiliating Mittens is amazing.

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posted on 01/04/2012 12:16:53 AM PST
by Lazlo in PA
(Now living in a newly minted Red State.)

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